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o Did not install arrestor
o Switch not transferred to new pole
Other
• This category is used to record other discrepancies that were not necessarily related to
standards or specifications. Overall, this category represented only 5.1% of the jobs
inspected. The discrepancies relate to the following:
o Primary & Neutral east of pole are on the ground, Secondary resting on tree—
WO is not complete
o New Pole in place—top is broken out of new pole
o Molding poorly done
o Straighten pole-questionable need danger markers, and need to repair ground
molding no work accomplished
o Work order called for guy repair; work crew noted bad pole and replaced it
o Pole has been eliminated
o Capacitor bank actually located at pt 3—this point is old location
o No split bolts
o Temporary OH transformer needs to be removed; not in use
o Pole has not been worked on, no 8 ft arms
o Conforms to standards but no new work evident even though called in work order
o WO map inaccurate; old pole still in place
o Old style 7/16 guys in place and in good shape—identified work not
accomplished
o No work accomplished at this location—new pole laying beside Quonset hut
5.3.3 Conclusions
MEC depends on a largely informal quality assurance process and, as reported in interviews,
measures work quality by the performance of the distribution system. While the reliability
performance of the system is improving, using a measure such as SAIFI or CAIDI to reflect
